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phazed0

(745 posts)
113. Well well well.. how do you like that!
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:14 AM
Mar 2016

Go Bernie!

I see some Hillary supporters have some apologies to make and perhaps they should take this as a lesson to not prognosticate to other DU users in the future.

I'm sorry, what did the polls say 2-3 days ago? Hillary +17? Have not the Bernie supports been talking about the unfair practices of the MSM and Camp Hillary? Yes, oh yes, let it take hold to those who 'believe' mainstream media is 'truth' -take notice -

We are tired of the same old same old. We see how obviously fake the 'big show' is. We want the old 'textbook' politics where bribes are illegal and the function of the government is to serve the common good and needs of the people. We expect new(old) ideas and the adoption of new technologies and infrastructure. Instead of being a world leader we are becoming a failed state, in exchange for enriching the greedy-rich 'owners' and power-brokers of the world.

I'm 33 years old so my political "awareness" started with Bush Sr. - then Clinton for 8 years, Bush for 8 years, Obama (Voted for him, very disappointed) for 8 years. I've been living my entire life under the same shit and it keeps getting worse. You think I want Bill Clinton's wife, now? For what, more of the same? People are sheep! Wake up god damn it! Use that fucking noodle in your head for 5 minutes to see what's been going on.

If you follow actual facts you see things. Things like Lawrence Lessig, Elizabeth Warren, Barney Frank and Bernie Sanders - it seems obvious, to me, that they were telling the truth when they said 'it' and 'it' has lead exactly to the places they warned about. I came to realize Bernie Sanders shortly after 9/11 - He was THE guy that was thinking like the rest of us.. What the F are we going to war for with no facts, no evidence and a story that still sucks eggs to this day? A true conspiracy of the highest order, IMO.

We see who was right. WE, the people ARE right when we overwhelming oppose legislation, yet our will is only enacted at a rate of something like 10%. Where's our legal WEED - I DEMAND IT, the facts are in, Just like we knew all along, like, duh! Why do we still have the failed War on Drugs? WTF Hillary Clinton supporters? You want MOAR of this crap? You want to feed the prison systems of which we all complain?

Bernie or Bust. This is it. Last chance. Real problems are here, like Climate Change and Oil dependence, Money in Politics, etc,etc.

You know what? I know Hillary would be "better" than Trump - but only better in the sense that we would continue kicking that tin-can just a little bit further down the road, a dead-end cul-de-sac. Then we can have Hillary tip our tin-can right up to the edge and let the weather do the rest for another 30-50 years. Fuck that. I almost rather see Trump get elected so that we can burn this [political] shit down now (Feel da BERN!). Then we can get started with fixing real shit and maybe my kids won't have to go through this, too. Otherwise, no chance anything changes. Need proof - look at Obama. The most spineless "Republican" Democrat ever. What got done? ACA? OK, weak-sauce as it sits, bent to shit by compromise so that it is literally a Republican plan. We didn't fix the systemic price collusion issues, drug prices, overseas drugs, premiums, single payer. WTF.

We have to fix the systemic corruption 'EVERYWHERE' and return the powers of the people, to the PEOPLE (and no, corps are not people, duh!?). There's one guy up there that says he's for YOU, at every turn. He sees the problems, just like YOU. He's been warning YOU for decades. That's the kind of politician I want. Give me Bernie or give us a big fuckup-reset/severe, quick deterioration with trump - a wake up call to not only the establishment and owners, but to the people as well. No more drawn-out mastermind plans, no more "frog in the pot", with our elite's hands on the burner controls. No more.

I can't take another 33 years of "the same" or worse. This planet can't take more decades of willful ignorance. The thought of a possible 8 years of Hillary makes me sick to my stomach.

Bernie is coming. Seriously you folks, Michigan is a win now, beating all expectations. The nay-sayers said it can't be done and the upcoming states aren't going to be so cut-and-dry for Hillary.

Want my opinion? We voted for Obama to help fix and battle our enemies within. We're going to do it again but this time I KNOW we are putting our best up for POTUS. GO BERNIE! WOOOO!

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K&R jwirr Mar 2016 #1
It's about time... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #2
After the massive Earthquake here comes the Bernami!!! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #33
Big time...the worm has TURNED! johnnyrocket Mar 2016 #3
...and he CRUSHED it in the largest Arab-resident area of the US Ruby the Liberal Mar 2016 #4
Knew a lot of guys from Yemen artislife Mar 2016 #13
Lucky you Kalidurga Mar 2016 #27
Sounds like some great memories. senz Mar 2016 #48
This is heartening. Something is simply...right. senz Mar 2016 #38
That's wonderful to see. Kall Mar 2016 #118
FYI it's spelled Dearborn. navarth Mar 2016 #148
Everyone loves Bernie RobertEarl Mar 2016 #5
no MFM008 Mar 2016 #34
Throw your vote away? RobertEarl Mar 2016 #60
I believe in the right of everyone to vote. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #78
No screaming from me RobertEarl Mar 2016 #82
Congratulations to our Bernie supporters but...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 40RatRod Mar 2016 #161
Congratulations on Alabama. I will continue to vote against the plutocracy. Cavallo Mar 2016 #105
CNN exit poll... tk2kewl Mar 2016 #6
Excellent. 840high Mar 2016 #71
That is the most impressive I have seen! Cavallo Mar 2016 #107
He hasn't won yet democrattotheend Mar 2016 #7
There aren't enough precincts left in Detroit to flip it. It's over, imo. reformist2 Mar 2016 #9
I hope you are right democrattotheend Mar 2016 #12
If Clinton had been 5 points up they would have called it hours ago. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #18
they would have called it if she was up by 3, never mind 5 litlbilly Mar 2016 #20
If Clinton had been 5 VOTES up they would have called it hours ago. n/t. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #58
You got that right. kath Mar 2016 #83
Me, too. I was a Dean delegate in Maine. PWPippin Mar 2016 #25
Yeah, I am pretty disappointed in him democrattotheend Mar 2016 #39
He was unceremoniously ditched as head of the DNC and Debbie was installed. PWPippin Mar 2016 #44
Obama too Nite Owl Mar 2016 #76
Yeah, at the time I thought he should have been democrattotheend Mar 2016 #81
That broke this (at the time) Michigan Deaniac's heart too. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #54
Ah, the Dean t-shirt. Is it the one Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #110
I am also watching to see that big county report. I think they'd love to screw with us. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #50
I always thought I was an anomaly, but Sanders' candidacy has Svafa Mar 2016 #8
Boomers for Bernie! shanti Mar 2016 #11
War babes for Bernie, too! That's WWII. PWPippin Mar 2016 #46
Well, we hoped to make it happen in the 60s or 70s senz Mar 2016 #56
We did make it happen in 1960, when I wasn't able to vote at age 19, PWPippin Mar 2016 #72
Voting for Kennedy in 1964? NT 1939 Mar 2016 #123
Oops! It was late and I mistyped. Of course, meant 1960. I'll edit my post. Thanks! PWPippin Mar 2016 #136
LOL you're post made me smile Oilwellian Mar 2016 #61
Good night for smiling! PWPippin Mar 2016 #77
Yes we are. 840high Mar 2016 #73
Gen Xers too! dana_b Mar 2016 #132
Clinton has revealed herself to be a liar. tabasco Mar 2016 #10
Not to mention someone who takes voters for chumps. Marr Mar 2016 #84
Hallelujah! Carolina Mar 2016 #14
Go, Bernie GO!! AzDar Mar 2016 #15
More than once I've seen that SheilaT Mar 2016 #16
And forward thinking zentrum Mar 2016 #17
Anyone young at heart is welcome to join the revolution, ages 8 to 108!!! reformist2 Mar 2016 #23
My parents in Ohio are big Bernie fans OnionPatch Mar 2016 #42
Some of these folks zentrum Mar 2016 #70
Someone posted here the other day they smelled blood Duckfan Mar 2016 #19
I Want to Say That! The Clinton Era is Over!!! mckara Mar 2016 #21
No Clinton, no bush shanti Mar 2016 #53
No Dynasty's PERIOD! Duckfan Mar 2016 #101
THE GUARDIAN UK live election coverage ... HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #22
Don't count her out yet ibegurpard Mar 2016 #24
Nate Silver will not be counting sheep tonight to help himself fall asleep! wouldsman Mar 2016 #26
heh marions ghost Mar 2016 #66
I thought Democrats in Michigan saltpoint Mar 2016 #28
CNN Pundits so vacuous snowy owl Mar 2016 #29
It's very telling. They should be focusing on how Bernie won, just as much as why Hillary lost! reformist2 Mar 2016 #36
they want her to appeal to every constuency snowy owl Mar 2016 #49
I find Bakari Sellers mind-numbing. Kall Mar 2016 #120
Except they aren't voting TTUBatfan2008 Mar 2016 #30
That comment is ironic and shimmers with hubris. Have you looked at the turnout in Hillary's 'big Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #130
I am aware TTUBatfan2008 Mar 2016 #137
Yes! Yes! Yes!! Bernie will help EVERYONE - except the ultra rich.. Boo hoo for them,. DiehardLiberal Mar 2016 #31
More than a big upset! This is totally transformative! Bernie for the nomination! We can do it! amborin Mar 2016 #32
Yep. Volaris Mar 2016 #75
Congrats to Bernie. Very proud of people of Michigan tonight who saw through the lies. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #35
WOW this is exciting! Aldo Leopold Mar 2016 #37
No More Clintons...No More Clinton Era Entrenched Elite Establishment! SoapBox Mar 2016 #40
Ain't that the truth, my dear SoapBox??? CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #51
I hate to say this....but, don't bet on it! LongTomH Mar 2016 #142
A great many of us of old folks want Bernie too! avaistheone1 Mar 2016 #41
OH HELLS YES!!!!!! My home state comes through!!!!! Indepatriot Mar 2016 #43
The analysis of why voters voted for whom was very interesting. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #45
Yes, she did all that lying for nothing! senz Mar 2016 #65
But it did get her something. Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #100
lol, trying not to enjoy that too much but senz Mar 2016 #109
The party had damn well NEVER try to shove a shitty, corporate shill candidate Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #47
Amen snowy owl Mar 2016 #52
We are soured on Hillary All in it together Mar 2016 #102
Yes, I am a woman who would LOVE to have a woman president. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #151
Amen. 840high Mar 2016 #79
An earthquake? Er, no. zathras Mar 2016 #55
Zathras was fatalistic like your post. Tonight thereismore Mar 2016 #63
California, NY, Penn, Ohio RobertEarl Mar 2016 #64
I can't wait to vote for him in one of those four states democrattotheend Mar 2016 #87
They are crooked, the M$M is RobertEarl Mar 2016 #93
Do you need more proof that M$M is just a fly in the ointment? nolabels Mar 2016 #117
Don't forget New Mexico Duckfan Mar 2016 #104
Do you really think that Nite Owl Mar 2016 #69
Obama won lots of red states in the primaries too zathras Mar 2016 #103
simple math alan2102 Mar 2016 #74
Hillary lost Michigan Lordquinton Mar 2016 #89
Michigan had an OPEN primary Conium Mar 2016 #150
Possibly PATRICK Mar 2016 #115
kick'n'rec! pat_k Mar 2016 #57
What you said! Time to turn the page... as Obama did tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #59
Clinton lost in Flint? earthside Mar 2016 #62
Both Clinton's disingenuousness bvf Mar 2016 #124
The young people are 840high Mar 2016 #67
The Hillary Polls SusanLarson Mar 2016 #68
I never believe them. 840high Mar 2016 #80
Let's not exaggerate. Beacool Mar 2016 #85
In the Grand Scheme of Things... SDJay Mar 2016 #88
I don't recall the polling right now, but in 2008 Hillary winning NH was a surprise. Beacool Mar 2016 #94
I Don't Recall Either SDJay Mar 2016 #138
I know. Obama beating Hillary in 2008 was pretty awesome. Hang on, we're gonna do it again. AtheistCrusader Mar 2016 #90
Hmmm, nope. Beacool Mar 2016 #92
And Hillary still gained more delegates at day's end. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #95
Yes, I think that it will help him in OH. Beacool Mar 2016 #97
As with all revolutions we need the most of our young to which I ask one more request... Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #86
When we were young parents we never tried to influence our children politically. morningglory Mar 2016 #111
Aw, I remember the Great Divide that happened during the GWBush years [lament]. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #112
K & R! n/t xocet Mar 2016 #91
Win or lose, BERNIE'S AMERICA RULES! veronique25 Mar 2016 #96
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #98
K&R quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #99
Yeah. Nate Who? Duckfan Mar 2016 #106
Maybe this little article linked on the Bernie Sanders FB Site - Helped Just A Little :) LovingA2andMI Mar 2016 #108
Thanks nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #114
No Problem!! LovingA2andMI Mar 2016 #147
Well well well.. how do you like that! phazed0 Mar 2016 #113
+1,000 PADemD Mar 2016 #116
Thanks for the Welcome PADemD! phazed0 Mar 2016 #154
Well said.. disillusioned73 Mar 2016 #129
K&R TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #119
Indeed: the time for Third Way has come and gone. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #121
K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #122
Exactly.....But don't forget there's also a lot of older people for Bernie too Armstead Mar 2016 #125
I only know what I like. And I liked it! merrily Mar 2016 #126
Oh yes please tell us more about what young people want. SylviaD Mar 2016 #127
OK! Younger voters want Bernie Sanders to be President! CNN Michigan exit polling for you: Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #133
It's Yuuuuge rjsquirrel Mar 2016 #128
Amid these breathless denunciations of polling data... randome Mar 2016 #135
Dang it Maddie! One more dollar and Bill could have purchased that new bullhorn!! n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #131
Yuuge K&R nt raouldukelives Mar 2016 #134
Thank you, Michigan!! seafan Mar 2016 #139
The young voters don't get it, don't understand what people have went thru with rladdi Mar 2016 #140
"Young people are idiots." noamnety Mar 2016 #144
MSM tried their collective best to stop Bernie by giving NoMoreRepugs Mar 2016 #141
The end of the Age of the DINOS is near. nt Zorra Mar 2016 #143
:D BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2016 #145
yay! back to the McGovern era ericson00 Mar 2016 #146
What is wrong with Nate's numbers? He's supposed to be a statistics nerd. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #149
The media planned it this way. Conium Mar 2016 #153
Clinton Voters Did Not Vote erpowers Mar 2016 #155
Hillary won the majority of Democrats. Beacool Mar 2016 #156
Earth not moving quite yet Wibly Mar 2016 #152
Old Farts Feel the Bern in Colorado bigbadR Mar 2016 #157
I hope every elected Dem takes note and gets to work passing the peoples legislation harun Mar 2016 #158
Love it... n/t humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #159
Congrats to Bernie AC_Mem Mar 2016 #160
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